Heuchera abramsii is a rare species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common names San Gabriel alumroot and Abrams' alumroot.
Heuchera abramsii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Saxifragaceae |
Genus: | Heuchera |
Species: | H. abramsii
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Binomial name | |
Heuchera abramsii |
It is endemic to the San Gabriel Mountains of southern California, where it grows on rocky slopes.
Heuchera abramsii is a rhizomatous perennial herb with small five-lobed leaves. It produces an inflorescence up to 15 centimeters tall which bears bright pink or magenta rounded, bell-like flowers.
The epithet abramsii commemorates LeRoy Abrams.[1]
References
edit- ^ Eggli, U.; Newton, L.E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 1. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
External links
edit- Calflora Database: Heuchera abramsii (San Gabriel alumroot, Abrams's alumroot)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Heuchera abramsii
- UC Photos gallery — Heuchera abramsii